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Japan Exchange Group: Trading Overview In September 2014 & First Half Of Fiscal Year 2014 (April to September

Date 01/10/2014

Japan Exchange Group announced a trading overview (preliminary estimates) in September 2014 & First Half of Fiscal Year 2014 (April to September).

Cash Equity Market

- Trading value of TSE 1st Section domestic stocks (excluding preferred shares) in the first half of FY2014 was JPY 257.5310 trillion, the fifth highest interim figure on record.
- In September 2014, daily average trading value for the TSE 1st Section was JPY 2.2871 trillion, reaching a higher level for the first time in 6 months.
- In the ETF market, monthly trading value was JPY 2.1348 trillion, surpassing JPY 2-trillion for the first time in 3 months.
- In the REIT market, monthly trading value was JPY 715.5 billion, recovering to a level last seen in June 2013 while the TSE REIT Index reached a new high since January 2008.
- For the TSE 2nd Section, monthly trading value was JPY 1.1426 trillion, surpassing JPY 1 trillion for the first time in 8 years and 7 months.

Derivatives Market

- Total derivatives trading volume in the first half of FY2014 (Apr-Sep) was 126,604,920 contracts, the second highest interim figure on record.
- In September 2014, monthly trading volume for the night session was 7,689,326 contracts. The ratio of night session to day session trading volume was 30.5%.
- For Nikkei 225 VI futures, monthly trading volume was 39,461 contracts, renewing the record high for the fourth consecutive month.
- For mini TOPIX futures, monthly trading volume was 439,570 contracts, the second highest figure on record.
- For TSE REIT Index futures, monthly trading volume was 28,639 contracts, a record high.

The cash equity market is operated by TSE, while the derivatives market is operated by OSE.